JPH02186864A - Telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a telephone device having an on-hook dialing function.

[Prior art 1] Conventionally, there has been known a telephone device in which a call is made by dialing a destination while the handset is in an on-footer state, and after the line is connected to the other party, the user picks up the handset and starts talking. .

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in a telephone device having such an on-hook dial mfl, after dialing the other party in an on-hook state, the other party picks up the receiver and answers, and this voice is transmitted to the calling party. There will be a period of silence for the other party until the caller picks up the phone and starts talking.
This may cause some discomfort to the other party.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone device that can eliminate silent periods for the other party during on-hook dialing and ensure a comfortable call.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a telephone device having an on-hook dialing function, which includes a recording means that records predetermined message information;
When a call is made by on-hook dialing, the message transmitting means retrieves the message information from the recording means when the line is connected to the other party, converts it into a voice message, and sends it to the other party. .

It is also effective to end the transmission of the voice message when the calling party goes off-hook or starts a conversation. In addition,
For short voice messages, this termination is not necessary.

Furthermore, the voice message input by the user through the telephone receiver can be stored in the recording means, and the voice message can be sent according to the user's preference.

[Function] In the present invention, when the line is connected to the other party during on-hook dialing, the message information in the recording means is converted into a voice message and sent to the other party.
A voice message can be sent to the phase-L destination almost at the same time as the line is connected, eliminating silent periods for the other party.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a telephone device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This telephone device includes a control section 1 that controls the entire device, a receiver 2, and a recording/reproducing bag that converts the voice input from the receiver 2 into a digital signal, and conversely converts the digital signal into an analog audio signal. 43, a memory 7 for storing audio data converted into a digital signal by the recording/reproducing device 3, and a speaker 8 for emitting the audio sent from the other party when making an on-hook dial call.

Further, this telephone device is provided with a recording key 4, an on-hook key 5, a dial key d, and the like.

The control unit 1 sends a dial signal from the dial key 6 to the public line 9 when making a call, and connects the receiver 2 and the public line 9 when the line is connected.

In addition, when recording audio, the control unit 1 confirms the input of the recording key 4, and transmits the audio signal from the receiver 2 to the recording/playback device 3.
Output to. The recording and reproducing device 3 converts this audio signal into a digital signal, and the control unit 1 stores the converted audio data in the memory 7.

Next, when making a call using on-hook dialing, the control unit 1 checks the input of the on-hook key 5, and then presses the dial key.
6 is sent to the public line 9, and when the line is connected, the speaker 8, the recording/playback device 3, and the public line 9
Connect with. Then, the audio data stored in the memory 7 is output to the recording and reproducing device 3, which converts it into an analog audio signal and sends it to the public line 9.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the telephone device as described above during voice recording.

First, the operator presses the recording key 4 (Sl), and then presses the receiver 2.
(S2), whereby the telephone device enters recording mode. Then, the operator inputs a voice message from the receiver 2 (S3), and the control unit 1 stores it in the memory 7 as described above. Then, when the operator hangs up the receiver 2 (S4), the recording mode ends.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the above telephone device when making an on-hook dial call.

First, when the operator presses the on-hook key 5 (S
5) Set the telephone device to call mode and input a dial signal (S6). Accordingly, the control unit 1 sends a dial signal to the line 9, and after connecting the line 9 (S7), the voice stored in the memory 7 Sends a message to line 9 (S
8) Then, when the operator (calling side) picks up the receiver 2 (S9), the transmission of the voice message is finished and the normal conversation state is established.

In the above embodiment, the sending of the voice message is completed when the calling party picks up the handset 2, but since the time from when the line is connected to when the calling party picks up the handset 2 and starts talking is not very long, the calling party Short-time messages may be uniformly sent regardless of the timing at which 2 is taken.

[Effect of the Invention 1] The present invention converts the message information in the recording means into a voice message and sends it to the other party when the line is connected to the other party during on-hook dialing.
A voice message can be sent to the other party almost at the same time as the line is connected, eliminating silent periods for the other party and ensuring a comfortable conversation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a telephone device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation during voice recording in the telephone device of the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the telephone device of the same embodiment when making an on-hook dial call. ■... Control '4B section, 2... Receiver, 3... Recording/playback device, 4... Recording key 5... On-hook key 6... Dial key 7... Memory, 8...・Speaker. Patent applicant: Canon Co., Ltd. Agent: Shin Yokubo Figure 1

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In a telephone device having an on-hook dialing function, a recording means that records predetermined message information; when a call is made by on-hook dialing, the message information is retrieved from the recording means when the line is connected to the other party; , a message sending means for converting the voice message into a voice message and sending it to the other party; (2) The telephone device according to claim (1), wherein the message sending means ends sending the voice message when the calling party goes off-hook or starts a conversation. (3) The telephone device according to claim (1), further comprising message information setting means for converting voice input from the handset into digital information and storing the digital information in the storage means as message information.